Heritage Funding Directory

Managed by The Heritage Alliance, the Directory is a free, easy to use guide to potentialsources of support, financial and otherwise, for anyone seeking to undertakeprojects related to the heritage of the United Kingdom. As well as detailingsources of grants from trusts and foundations, the Directory also listsorganisations offering loan finance, awards, scholarships and other "in kind"resources. This Directory covers wider categories of heritage include historiclandscapes, parks and gardens, churchyards and cemeteries, industrial heritage, archives, historic churches, museums, archaeology, environmental, heritageskills and conservation.

Tourism in the Solent Region

Hampshire County Council Tourism section work closely with all local authorities in Hampshire and Tourism South East, the regional tourist board, to help ensure that tourism is supported throughout the county.

The role of the Tourism section:

generate jobs and creates business opportunities

Diversifies and supports the local economy

Offers a rewarding experience for the visitor and creates a positive image of the county

Adds to the variety of local life and widens opportunities for culture and recreation

Hampshire is the most visited county in the South East:

£2.50 billion is estimated to have been spent by day and staying visitors in Hampshire in 2012

The total value to the Hampshire economy, when including induced expenditure, was £3.08 billion in 2012

In 2012 63,600 individuals were employed in tourism in Hampshire, representing 8.9% of the county's total employment

5.2% of the Gross Value Added (GVA) to the Hampshire economy (£37.9 billion, in 2011) could be attributed to tourism (£2.0 billion, in 2011)

The County Council is also actively involved in encouraging appropriate hotel investment in Hampshire and identifying tourism trends within the county over time.